Upcoming cases - Supreme Court
Sitting Terms 2024
The sitting terms for the Supreme Court in 2024 are as follows:
Waitangi Term | February to May 2024 |
Matariki Term | July to August 2024 |
Kōanga Term | October to November 2024 |
Hearings in the Supreme Court will be allocated dates available within these terms.
Urgent hearings may be allocated dates outside these terms.
Sitting terms Supreme Court in 2024 (PDF, 383 KB)
Fixtures
Fixtures are set out in monthly fixtures list.
Latest updates 19 March 2024.
March 2024 fixtures list (PDF, 379 KB)
April 2024 fixtures list (PDF, 361 KB)
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Tuesday 19 March 2024
Case number SC 80/2023
Case name
L (SC 80/2023)
H G de Groot and M J McKillopv
The King
R K Thomson
Criminal AppealJudges Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case information SC 80/2023
Grounds on which leave was granted The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
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Tuesday 23 April - Wednesday 24 April 2024
Case number SC 99/2023
Case name
Seafood New Zealand Limited
B A Scott, A Kraack and T D Smithv
Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
S R Gepp and M C WrightMinister of Oceans and Fisheries
N C Anderson and K F GaskellTe Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited
J P FergusonJudges: Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Civil Appeal
Case information here
Friday 26 April 2024
Case number SC 96/2023
Case name
Ian James Burden
A H Brown KC, J Oliver-Hood and J R E WachPGT Reclaimed (International) Limited
A H Brown KC, J Oliver-Hood and J R E WachPlantation Grown Timbers (Vietman) Limited
A H Brown KC, J Oliver-Hood and J R E Wachv
ESR Group (NZ) Limited
J G Miles KC and A J PietrasJudges: Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and O'Regan JJ
Civil Appeal
Case information here
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6 August - 7 August 2024
Case number SC 76/2023
Case name
Damon Exley
v
NZME Publishing Limited and The King
Criminal Appeal
Judges TBC
Case information SC 76/2023
Tuesday 7 August and Wednesday 8 August 2024
Case number SC 60/2023
Case name
W (SC 60/2023)
v
The King
Criminal Appeal
Judges TBC
Case information SC 60/2023
Case number SC 77/2023
Case name
Mark Joseph Hoggart
v
The King
Criminal Appeal
Judges TBC
Case information SC 77/2023